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06/13/2014

A Toledo woman was banned from all city school properties after she allegedly made inappropriate comments to, and then groped, a teacher.

Annette Downs, 54, of 515 Western Ave., is charged with assault upon a teacher; she pleaded not guilty today during an arraignment in Toledo Municipal Court. Her bond, which was then posted, was set at $2,500.

According to an affidavit filed by a Toledo Public Schools resource officer, the suspect, on May 29, called over an Arlington Elementary teacher – who was having class outside – and made inappropriate, sexual comments to the teacher and then ripped open the teacher's blouse and grabbed the woman's breast.

A TPS spokesman confirmed that there was an incident with the suspect and that she will no longer be allowed on school property.

02/06/2014

The mother of a Toledo murder suspect allegedly offered to pay $100 to the man pursuing aggravated robbery charges against her son.

Lashasha Allen, 40, of Toledo, is charged with bribery. She was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Lucas County jail. On Wednesday Allen was arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court and released on a supervised own recognizance bond.

Allen is accused of offering $100 to James Howard to drop charges against her son, Quincy Allen, on May 16.

Quincy, 22, is locked up in the Lucas County jail awaiting trial for murder.

According to court records, Smolenski allegedly fired a gun twice into the air and then ran into the Ottawa Cove address. Police found him upstairs and found a .22-caliber revolver.

Smolenski was arrested and charged with having a weapon under disability and firearms discharge restricted.

He is to be arraigned on Thursday.

--> Boy, Officer Okos was busy last night/this morning.

He slapped his cuffs on John Hart, 27, of 3521 Dixie, early this morning. Hart was charged with “firearms discharge restricted” (seriously the most awkward-sounding charge ever) and obstructing official business.

According to court records, Hart is accused of firing a .22-caliber handgun into the air several times.

--> One more “most awkward-sounding charge ever” today. This time assigned to Michael Brooks, 24, of the same Ottawa Cove address as Smolenski.

According to court records, Brooks allegedly fired two rounds from a .25-caliber pistol into the air today.

And, you guessed it: the arresting officer was Okos.

He is to be arraigned on Thursday.

--> In West Toledo, police picked up Quincy Brown, 38, of 4250 Packard, for reportedly hampering a shots-fired investigation.

According to court records, Officer Kerry Hayes was dealing with a different suspect at the Packard address, when Brown started to yell at her and “enticed” the other suspect to stop cooperating with Officer Hayes.

Brown was charged with misconduct at an emergency.

He is to be arraigned on Thursday.

Enough about guns.

Let's talk about fire.

--> A West Toledo woman, Dominique Ballard, was arrested yesterday afternoon for arson.

Fire Investigator Glen Frames alleges, in a court document, that Ballard, 27, of 4313 Walker, poured a combustible liquid inside 626 South Ave. on Nov. 6 and then set that liquid on fire.

The fire created a “large hole” in the living room floor and created “substantial risk of serious physical harm to the firefighters that entered the home.”

Ballard is charged with one count each of arson and aggravated arson; she is to be arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court on Thursday.

According to Lucas County auditor records, Ballard owns the house on South Avenue, which is valued at $34,700.

--> On Dec. 30, Nate Feagin was picked up for arson.

The 46-year-old Toledo man, of 920 Hamilton, is charged with one count each of arson and arson to defraud.

In court documents he is accused of starting a fire at the Hamilton address on Nov. 29.

The home is owned by Homer and Esther Willis, of Parkwood, according to Lucas County property records.

The property is valued at $7,600, according to the auditor's office.

Feagin was arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court and ordered to remain in the Lucas County jail in lieu of $25,000 bond, which was posted.

--> On Christmas, William Jones got a special present: a free ride to the Lucas County jail.

The 47-year-old Toledo man is charged with arson and arson to defraud.

In court records, Williams, of 2469 Lawton, is accused of setting fire to 716 Yates on Nov. 11.

Jones was arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court on Dec. 26 and ordered to remain in the jail in lieu of $50,000 bond, which was posted that day.

The Yates property, according to the Lucas County Auditor's Web site, is owned by Jones and is valued at $34,800.

OK, now more shooting news.

--> A Toledo man was arrested Sunday for allegedly shooting a 15-year-old boy on Dec. 21.

Joshua Johnson, 18, of 330 San Jose, is charged with felonious assault and is accused of shooting Myron Austin, 15, and then shooting at Christopher Austin.

The shooting was reported at Carol and Chorus lanes in South Toledo at 3:47 p.m.

Johnson was arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court on Monday and was ordered to remain in the Lucas County jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.

… And while we're at it, how about some more shenanigans?

--> Toledo police were looking for a different suspect when Alan Campos allegedly admitted to a robbery.

Police said Campos, 22, of 915 Baker, went into the downtown Safety Building, to the detective bureau, and voluntarily told police he punched someone in the face and then took the victim's television on Sept. 23.

The victim thought someone else was responsible, according to court records.

It was not clear why Campos decided to offer his confession, but police accepted it and charged him with robbery.

Campos was booked into the Lucas County jail on Monday and was arraigned Monday in Toledo Municipal Court.

Bond for Campos was set at $10,000, which was posted, according to court records.

12/26/2013

You can thank your local alleged criminals for this goofy-news roundup …

“Hey mom! Guess what I did today?”

Maybe Kevin Donelson was proud. Or maybe he was freaked out.

Whatever it was, the 22-year-old Toledo man called his mother, in Georgia, on Saturday and told her he had just robbed a Family Dollar in Toledo.

Somehow, word got to Donelson's aunt, and she called police.

Donelson is accused of robbing the store at 3022 Cherry St. at 11:35 p.m.

According to a police report, a store employee told police she was on the phone at work w hen a man walked up behind her and ordered the open the register.

If she didn't, he said he would pistol whip her, putting a gun to the woman's head.

The woman opened the register and the gunman took $400 cash

Donelson was arraigned Monday in Toledo Municipal Court and ordered to remain in the Lucas County jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.

AK WASR rifle fired in residential neighborhood

A West Toledo man was released from jail on Monday after being arrested and arraigned on several charges.

Terrell West, 24, of 248 Sunset Blvd., is charged with firearms discharge restricted, tampering, and criminal damaging. He was arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court on Dec. 17 and ordered to remain in the Lucas County jail in lieu of $2,000 bond.

He was released from the jail on Monday, according to court records.

Court documents allege that West fired four rounds from an AK WASR rifle at an unoccupied vehicle, owned by Robert Turner, of Toledo, in the 200 block of Sunset on Dec. 1.

Police found the gun in a dog house behind West's home.

Two arrested for shooting gun

Two Toledo men were arrested for allegedly shooting off a gun in South Toledo.

12/18/2013

You know, they say to keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

What they don't tell you is what in the world you're supposed to do with your siblings.

Like, you know, when your brother shoots at you.

Someone should figure that out and pass along the advice to John Jacob, who was shot at on Monday, allegedly by his brother.

Charles Jacobs, 46, of 3601 Hill Ave., is charged with one count of felonious assault. He was arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court on Tuesday and ordered to remain in the Lucas County jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.

According to court records, Charles allegedly shot one time at John, his brother, during an argument at the Hill Avenue address.

Police reported finding a handgun and a shell casing.

No injuries were reported, but the bullet did pierce a wall, police said.

I'm Taylor Dungjen, crime reporter for The Blade. I've been covering crime in the Glass City since March, 2011. Lots has happened around here since then and, I'm sure, there's more to come. But what you see in print or on our Web site, toledoblade.com, is only a fraction of what goes on and there's always more to the story.
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